The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-05
THE rURpIE CASE.
Peculiar Features Which Should and Will
Be Considered by Republicans.

Peculiar Features Which Should and viii
Be Considered by Republicans.
New York Tribune
In the organization Of the United States Sem
ate there is usually no occasion for questioning
the prima facie right OF the holder of a certif-
cate of election. But the Indiana case presen CO
peculiar features. which Republican Senators
will not fail to consider with care Mr. Turpie
WAS not elected by votes of legislators legally
chosen by the people. He IS a product OF q
fraud which should have landed every one OF its
perpetrators in the States prison. The form OF
papers, in his case, presents prima face objec-
tion to his recognition. which it is unnecessary
now to discuss, but which Senators will not fail
to observe
Republicans have had much to say, and with
abundant reason, about the attempted trans
planting of Southern Democratic methods into
justice Denounced the Democratic party for it's
shameless attempt to defeat the will of the peo-
pie in 1llinois-where the chairman of Demo-
cratic committee was convicted and is at present
in the penitentiary-in Indiana, in Ohio, in New
Jersey, and in other States. They have claimed
with truth that there was moral treason against
the Repub lie in the attempt to place in Office
men not honestly elected. The only reply yet
made by the Democrats is the ancient of
Boss Tweed, what are you going to do about
itF Befiantly tho Democratic mem bers of tho
Legislatures in several States have upheld the
most fragrant crimes. in order to secure political
advantages for their party. Not content with
stealing electoral votes and Senators from
Southern States where l. 600, 900 colored citizens
are virtually disfranchised. they have ATTEMPTED
to DO the same thing In Northern States also,
and Mr. Turpie comes, with q certificate OBJ
tanned by fraud and high handed violation Of
law, to seize one OF .be stolen seats.
II Republican Senator's have no remedy to
propose for this state Of things, they may rea-
sonably expect that they will be in mi
nority. No party except the Democratic can ever
profit largely by crimes aud frauds, because
other party unitedly sustains without hesitation
the perpetrators of fraud in order to grasp its
fruits. For the Republican party this process
is impossible. Not half the Republican leeisla-
tors of Indiana would have voted to carry out
such q fraud as that by which Mr.. Turpie's
pretended election was accomplished. No. half
the Republican members of New Jersey would
have upheld men of their party claim
ing seats BY such shameless fraud
was perpetrated in Camden Not half
the Republican legislators of Ohio would have
had the shameless audacity to sustain in their
claims mem oers of their own party asking seats
by reason of such forgeries were exposed in
Cincinnati or Columbus. In that sort of war
fare the Republican party cannot hold it's own.
If Senators of the United States. are not able to
emancipate themselves from redtape and prece-
dent far enough to be satisfied that a man has q
prima facie right to seat In the Senate before
they permit him to be sworn in, they may rea-
sonably expect. of these days to find the
Senate captured just the Senate of Ohio was
burglarized by Democratic fraud. -